Business secretary announces Enterprise Bill
A new Enterprise Bill designed to reduce regulation on businesses by at least £10 billion over the next 5 years has been announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid.
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More than half of small business owners want the new Conservative government to prioritise reducing regulation, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses.
Read more »Late payment tops SME election agenda
Tackling late and unfair payment practices has been at the top of the small business agenda throughout the 2015 election campaign.
Read more »SMEs risk breaking insurance law
Many SMEs misunderstand their legal insurance obligations and risk breaking the law, a survey by Aviva has found.
Read more »HMRC underestimates EU VAT impact
HMRC miscalculated the number of small firms affected by the new EU VAT rules by more than 10,000%, according to a report by Enterprise Nation.
Read more »Auto-enrolment exemptions introduced
Employers will not have to auto-enrol employees in certain circumstances because of changes to government legislation.
Read more »Auto-enrolment could slow business growth
Auto-enrolment costs could stall the growth of small and micro businesses, according to a survey commissioned by Enrolsme.
Read more »Shared parental leave changes give more flexibility
New rules regarding shared parental leave have come into effect, allowing parents and adopters more flexibility in how they care for their child during its first year of life.
Read more »Small firms lack confidence in late payment rules
Small businesses do not trust the Prompt Payment Code to effectively tackle the UK's poor payment culture, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses.
Read more »Calls to simplify self-employed tax status
Working out the employment status of workers should be made easier for businesses, according to a report from the Office of Tax Simplification.
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